For Greg this week has been fun. Since Sunday my family and I have been enjoying spring break in Cedar Key. We've watched Dolphins, caught two fishes (Jane's first), and just relaxed. One of the high points of Cedar Key is the visit to my friends Peggy and Don's shop just off Cedar Key in Chiefland Florida called "Yum Yum's ice cream shoppe." It's a fun family run shop where Don runs a Do-Jo in a building behind the ice cream shop. They have three sizes of everything. The Yum, The Yum Yum and the Yum Yum Yum.
Very nice folks. They post photos of their customers on their walls, they cover them like tiles. If you go by, try and find the photo of my daughter Jane. It's fun, like playing "Where's Waldo" with photos.

To celebrate the day after St. Patrick's day I bring you this:
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
BANANA HONEY MILK SHAKE
1 banana
2 scoops of ice cream
2 cups milk
2 tbsp. honey
Peel banana, put in blender add honey, milk and ice cream blend until frothy. Pour into glasses, and drink at once.
And yes, we have all the ingredients for one of these at Lofty Pursuits.
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I thought you'd like to see the final results of today's work. The only thing left to do is to plumb in the sink for the ice cream dippers. That will be done first thing tomorrow when the seal for the drain drys.

Well we're a lot further along with the portable soda fountain. Monday, we got the cooling system working, and the ice cream stayed at temperature for 8 to 9 hours just fine. Today we got the seltzer head working and the rootbeer head. We also got the umbrella mount in. I think it's looking good. Tomorrow I make the counter top, and I hope have time to paint it. Friday it has it's maiden voyage. The Wine Festival fundraiser for the Mary Brogen museum. I hope to serve Nano Cones, Egg Creams, Root Beer floats, and possibly Ice Cream Sodas.

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Where are we?

1355 Market Street #A11 in Tallahassee, FL.
We are right off the Thomasville Road exit of I-10. We are in Verandas on Market Street facing Timberlane Road, directly across Timeberlane Road from our old location.

Hours:Brunch
7AM to 2PM every day.Ice Cream
Noon to 10PM Monday to Friday
10AM to 10Pm Saturday
10AM to 9PM Sunday(we have a limited ice cream menu before ice cream hours, but you can always get ice cream on your waffles.)

“One of the top 10 things to do in Tallahassee.”-­ Tallahassee Magazine

“When ... researching the history of the American soda fountain ... all roads led to Gregory Cohen [owner of Lofty Pursuits], probably the country’s leading expert on the institution.”-­ New York Times

Lofty Pursuits is a jaw-dropping dessert experience. - Miami New Times

Fun things at Lofty Pursuits

Fun things on display at Lofty Pursuits.

There is a lot of history on display at Lofty Pursuits. Look around at our vintage toys. We have a yo­yo museum and a collection of vintage yo­yo award patches and trophies. You can also find our original Frisbie pie tin. This returnable pie tin is what was tossed around and later became the throwing disc we all know. Also make sure you look at our display of Victorian candy making machines and molds. Check out the Haiku vending machine, poetry for a quarter. Also check out our non­pay phone. It's an original 1920's payphone that has been rewired to play recordings and let kids experience a rotary phone. There are recordings for all sorts of famous phone numbers. Try calling Jenny, James Bond or Alfred Hitchcock.